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1787 Mexico earthquake

1787 CE · Mexico, North America · Disaster

The 1787 New Spain earthquake, also known as the San Sixto earthquake, occurred on 28 March at 11:30 local time. It caused a large tsunami that affected the coast of the Puebla Intendancy and the Oaxaca Intendancy in Southwestern New Spain. With an estimated magnitude of Mw 8. 6, it is Mexico's most powerful instrumentally recorded earthquake.

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